There are 6 ways to get from Los Angeles to Bern by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LAX - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
15h 15mCHF 336–570Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane LAX - MXP
- Take the bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviariabus
- Take the train from Brig to Berntrain
20h 42mCHF 307–1,079Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Basel (BSL)plane LAX - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
17h 54mCHF 327–1,211Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane LAX - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain
18h 43mCHF 381–970Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BUR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
20h 13mCHF 336–1,238Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LAX - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
18h 23mCHF 336–790
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Bern is to fly and train which costs SFr 330 - SFr 600 and takes 15h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Bern is to fly and train which takes 15h 15m and costs SFr 330 - SFr 600.
The distance between Los Angeles and Bern is 9686 km.
It takes approximately 15h 15m to get from Los Angeles to Bern, including transfers.
Bern is 9h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 11:02 PM in Los Angeles and 8:02 AM in Bern.
There are 366+ hotels available in Bern.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Bern, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Los Angeles to Bern. However, you can take the bus to LAX Tom Bradley International Terminal, walk to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) airport, fly to Zurich Airport (ZRH), walk to Zürich Flughafen, then take the train to Bern. Alternatively, you can take the bus to LAX Tom Bradley International Terminal, walk to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) airport, fly to Basel (BSL), walk to Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft, take the bus to Basel, Bahnhof SBB, walk to Basel SBB, then take the train to Bern.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–410
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Zurich Airport via Denver, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Zurich Airport via Denver, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–450
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–450
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–950
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Brig to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 0322 844 862
- [email protected]
- Website
- Comazzi Bus
Bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9
- Website
- Comazzi Bus
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